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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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"Consider the impact of global rolling news footage of Notre Dame-like flames licking out of the building's roof, resulting in the destruction of our heritage, or worse, injuries or loss of life," he added.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Images of the destruction have gone viral, leaving the rest of the world to wonder whether France has become ungovernable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

There’s so much work to do, so much chaos and destruction to try to undo, and still a few months before the newly elected can take office and start shaping their states and districts.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

A 2024 United Nations report said proceeds from North Korean cyberattacks had "reportedly helped to fund the country's development of weapons of mass destruction".

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

With Nergal's destruction, his hold on the city was broken.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Renewed tensions in the Middle East since July and destructions of refining capacity in Russia have raised energy costs again, in particular gas prices, leading to higher inflation and central-bank rate-rise expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

As Perry noted, pesticides are not alone in targeting sperm for destructions.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023

Podolyak added that the barrage was “an undeniable manifestation” of Russia’s “terrorist activity, legally documented by numerous destructions and victims.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

The story under that headline reported that Bankman-Fried’s entire fortune had been “wiped out” in “one of history’s greatest-ever destructions of wealth.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

I have seen fatal hemorrhages from such gangrenous destructions; therefore the treatment must be both timely and energetic.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various


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